HIST 230 Jack Heyburn 2/2/12 The First World War is generally accepted to be the first conflict to bring warfare to a global scale. The four years of worldwide hostilities were brought on by a synergism of both domestic and international issues. Although both factors played a significant role in the outbreak of war‚ the international issues contributed more to the eruption of conflict than did the domestic. The international landscape leading up to World War I was marked by imperialism‚ high economic
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The First World War‚ known to many as ‘The Great War’ was a war of vast proportions. Its origins were extremely complex‚ its impact on military operations was revolutionary and its extent of destruction was horrifying. In Australia‚ around 416‚809 men enlisted ‚ of whom more than 61‚532 were killed and 156‚000 wounded‚ gassed‚ or taken prisoner . A nation that had been meticulously built over 176 years was torn apart by a single war. But‚ as horrifying as ‘The Great War’ was‚ is it possible to select
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Document Analysis Questions - World War I The Experience of World War I 1. What was the mood at the outset of the war‚ and what caused it? At the outset of the war was that all of the people were excited‚ they wanted action therefore praising the army‚ the people were very nationalistic. The war was caused by a buildup of nationalist ideas and growing tensions between countries. The people were bored and nationalism inspired the people to start wars. 2. What were the main· features of trench warfare
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Effects of the First World War There are many after effects of the First World War. One of the first effects is‚ that because the death toll was quite high for the war and the injured civilians and soldiers was also very high. The effect of this was that because most of the population was unemployed and all the injured civilians and soldiers were in hospital being treated‚ it was costing the government a lot of money to treat the injured people and the economy was getting damaged by this. Another
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. What were the causes and consequences of the First World War? There were several reasons that led to WWI; the European nations were growing more powerful and the arm forces as well. Another cause was the alliance system which cause conflict between several countries because there were treaties and agreements in which not every country agreed with. Imperialism also took a great part of the war‚ many countries wanted to colonize other countries such as Africa‚ South America‚ the pacific‚ and Asia
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How did the First World War change British society? The Great War involved most of the adult population either ’head on’ or discretely. On average‚ 6 million men served in Britain’s armed forces during the course of the war. Many millions of innocent civilians had their lives affects to the overall changes‚ both economic and social that the war caused or added to. The impact of the war varied greatly between the different regions of the sommunity. There were many differences and considerations
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Consumerism and the American Society Do you know that most homes in the US contain more TVs than they do people? People have been buying more and more things than they need to over consume for decades because of the current ideology that consumerism can help them reach the level of satisfaction they want. In the article “Spent” the writer Mr. Amitai Etzioni discusses the current view of the American society on consumerism. Mr. Etzioni explains that consumerism is becoming like a culture in the American
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When we think about war‚ we think about words like death‚ disabled people‚ conquer and destroy. Without exception‚ the Great War during 1914-1918 was a catastrophe to the people and the countries involved. For Britain‚ the casualty numbered approximately 722000. It counts for 6.3 percent of the male aged 15-49 of the whole country (Beckett‚ 2001: 312). 1600000 wives lost their husbands. 300000 children lost their father. Millions were wounded or disfigured permanently (Bourne‚ 1989:178). Though miseries
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The First World War was the first ’total war’ - the whole nation had to be mobilised to fight. Men joined the army while women took over their jobs‚ but was this change lasting or a temporary effect of total war? The population at home - the basics People in Britain were affected by six main ways: 1. Recruitment - there was a huge poster campaign to get people to join up‚ and the government had to introduce conscription in 1916. Conscientious objectors could be imprisoned. Women were recruited
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Declaration of War to the congress he said that “the world must be made safe for democracy”. Now‚ nearly a hundred years later‚ we know the effects of the decision that were made at this time. Knowing what happened I say that the US involvement in World War I was not a fight for more democracy. The roots of the German dictatorship under Hitler were laid during the peace negotiations of Versailles. So the most important point of what Wilson officially wanted‚ to bring peace and democracy to the world‚ to
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